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JOSEPH C. PET-IT, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF TOCHARLES E. HALL, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

Application filed January 9, 1915. Serial No. 1,293.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH C. PETIT, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles andState of California, have invented new and useful Improvements inWashing-Machines, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to centrifugal washing machines and the objectthereof is to provide a washing machine of this class Which will becapable. of thoroughly cleaning the fabrics or the like withoutunnecessarily wearing, tearing or otherwise injuring the same.

Another object is to provide mechanism whereby the liquid used forcleaning the clothes will be caused to thoroughly circulate through thefabrics being washed.

A further object is to provide a washing machine in which the fabricscan be rinsed, blued and partly dried after being washed without beingremoved from the machine or touched by the hands of the user.

A further object is to provide a machine which will be equally adaptablefor washin dishes or the like.

I accomplish these objects by the machine described herein andillustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, inwhich:

'Figure 1 is a central vertical section, partly in elevation, of myimproved washing machine. Fig. 2 is a section on the. line 2-2 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the circulatingchannels.

My device consists preferably of an outer tubular receptacle 5, open atthe to which is supported at a suitable distance rom the floor or othersu port by legs 6 of which there are prefera lywfour. Mounted withinreceptacle 5 is a perforated tubular container 7 for containing theclothes which areto be washed, said container being of such size thatthe walls thereof are spaced apart a short distance from the walls ofreceptacle 5. A shaft 8 is rigidly secured near its lower end to thebottom of container 7 and projects a short distance below the same andterminates in a pivot 9- whichpivot is received in a bearin 1O securedtothe bottom he other end of shaft 8 extends up; dly and is received in ahearing 11 mounted upon 0 crating shaft 12, which last shaft is revoubly mounted in bearings 13 and 14 secured near the top of member 5.Extending upwardly from the bottom of container 7 centrally thereof andsurrounding shaft 8 is a perforated casing 15 which is adapted toprevent the clothes within the container from contacting with shaft 8.Extending from the outer walls of casing 15 to the inner walls ofcontainer 7 at each side thereof are partitions 17 and 18 which dividecontainer 7 into two chambers for a purpose hereinafter disclosed.Mounted upon shaft 8 near the top thereof is a bevel gear 19 whichmeshes with a bevel gear 20 secured upon shaft 12. A handle 21 ismounted upon the outer end of shaft 12 and provides means for rotatingsaid shaft. 'A cover plate 22 is provided to fit Within receptacle 5just above the top of the container 7 and has a central opening 23therein.

Secured to the under side of plate 22 are a series of radially extendingchutes or channels 24 which channels extend from the walls of receptacle5 to and terminate at the edge of the central opening 23 in plate 22. Acook 25 is provided in the wall of the outer receptacle 5 near thebottom thereof by means of which the liquid therein may be drawn off. Agas or other burner 26 is provided for heating the liquid in thecontainers but may be omitted if desired.

In the operation of my device the shaft 12 and gear 20 are removed byreleasing thumb nut 27 which allows bearing 13 to be detached from theouter casing. The cover plate 22 is then removed by means of handles orgrips 28, the central opening 23 therein being of sufiicient size toallow gear 19 to pass freely therethrough. The clothes or other articlesto be washed are then placed in the container 7. Water or other liquidis then poured into receptacle 5. The cover plate and operating shaftare then replaced. The handle is grasped by the user and the operatingshaft rotated. As the operating shaft is rotated container 7 is rotatedthrough gears 19 and 20 and the liquid is driven by centrifugal forcethrough the clothes and out of container 7 into receptacle 5 and thenceupwardly to the top Where it .is caught by the chutes or channels 24 anddirected into the top of casing 15 from which it passes throu h theperforations therein into container and then through the clothesasbefore. This operation will be continued as long as shaft 12 is rotated.Partitions 17 and 18 are provided to prevent. the clothes from windingaround cas ing 15 and also assists in starting the centrifugal action ofthe device.

While I have shown my container as being formed of perforated materialit will be understood that I may make it of wire screen or any othersuitable material. It will be further understood that I do not limitmyself to the use described herein but ma adapt my device to any otheruse to Wh1ch it may be put.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

1. A washing machine comprising an outer cylindrical non-revolublecasing open at the top; an inner perforated cylindrical casing revolublymounted Within the outer casing, said inner casing being open at the topand being shorter than the outer casing, the walls and bottoms of saidcasings being spaced apart; a central perforated tube secured to. the'bottom of said inner casing and extending to the top thereof;imperforate partitions connecting the outer wall of revolubly mountedwithin the outer casing centrally thereof, saidinner casing being openat the top and being shorter than the outer casing, the walls and bottomof said casings being spaced apart; an upwardly extending perforatedtube mounted within said inner casing centrally thereof and securedthereto at its lower end and extending to the top thereof; a pluralityof imperforate partitions in said inner casing extending from the wallsthereof to theouter walls of said tube and forming a plurality ofindependent chambers therein; a vertically extending shaft passingthrough the bottom of the inner casing centrally thereof and in rigidengagement therewith, the lower end thereof being adapted to form apivot for the inner casing; a bevel gear secured upon the upper end ofsaid shaft; another shaft mounted horizontally in bearings secured tothetop of the outer casing; a bevel gear on said shaft meshing with saidfirst mentioned gear a crank on 'said horizontal shaft whereby the samemay be rotated; a closure for the top of the outer casing mountedtherein at a point slightly above the top of the inner casing; andhorizontally opening radial troughs secured to the under side of saidclosure.

n 3. The combination with a cylindrical outer non-revoluble casinghaving legs, a bearing on the bottom centrally thereof, and a closurefor the top, said closure having radial U-shaped troughs secured to theunderside thereof; of an inner perforated cylindrical casing revolublymounted within said outer casing; a vertically extending shaft havingits lower end passing through the bottom of the inner casing in rigidengagement therewith adapted tobe received in the bearing of the outercasing to form a pivot for the inner casing; a horizontal shaftrevolubly mounted in bearings secured to the top of the outer casing; abearing on. said shaft in which the upper end of the vertical shaft isrevolubly mounted; a bevel gear on the upper end of said "ertical shaft;a bevel gear on said horizontal shaft meshing with the gear on thevertical shaft whereby said shafts are rotated in unison;

a crank on the end of the horizontal shaft for rotating the same: and anupwardly extending perforated tube surrounding said vertical shaftwithin the inner casing and secured to said casing at its lower end; and

I a plurality of imperforate partitions extending from said tube to thelnner wall of the inner casing whereby said inner casing is divided intoa plurality of separate chambers.

In witness that I claim the foregoing 1 have hereunto subscribed my namethis 19th day of September, 1914.

JOSEPH (J. PETIT.

Witnesses:

C. H. GATGHEL, FRANK WATERFIELD.

